Better to Give than Receive?

Well, it's about time science finally got around to figuring this one out. It is, according to new studies reported in Science magazine, giving to others increases happiness. "It's an intriguing result you won't find in Economy 101 textbooks," says economist Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick, but you will find it in the Bible (Acts 20:35)

Jeff Healey Dies

One of my all-time musical heros, Jeff Healey, died last night after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was only 41. Blind since the age of 1, Healey learned to play the guitar by laying it on his lap and fretting the strings overhand. He is most known for his 1988 album, "See the Light", featuring Grammy-nomiated song "Angel Eyes". Healey was a big influence on me at a time when I was feeling very sorry for myself. Granted the man was a musical guinius as far as I was concerned, but to be able to work as hard as he must have to play even half as well as he did was a major accomplishment for him.